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What Happened in Sports: October 27, 2021
See what happened in sports on October 27, 2021 ft. Joe Harris becoming Nets 3PM leader, Astros Game 2 win, Harrison Barnes GW-3PM, and more!
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October 27th, 2021 was highlighted by Joe Harris becoming the Nets all-time 3PM leader in franchise history, surpassing Jason Kidd with his 814th trey ball. The Astros rebounded from a Game 1 loss with a big victory in Game 2 as Jose Urquidy made history and Jose Altuve now trails only one player on the all-time postseason HR leaderboard.
Harrison Barnes drained a GW-3PM at the buzzer, OKC pulled off a legendary comeback vs. LAL, and Karl-Anthony Towns is off to an unprecedented start to the season. Collin Sexton and Devonte’ Graham added some impressive highlights on Wednesday while Mark Ingram was traded back to his old team in New Orleans. The Miami Marlins also extended SS Miguel Rojas.
See what happened in sports on October 27th last year, headlined by the Los Angeles Dodgers clinching their first World Series title since 1988 led by Mookie Betts as LA became the first city ever with multiple championships during one month as well as what happened in sports on October 27th, 2019 ft. Gerrit Cole‘s gem in Game 5 of the World Series, giving Houston a 3-2 lead over Washington.
WHAT HAPPENED IN SPORTS OVERVIEW: This daily sports post includes real headlines only (no clickbait rumors), all of the best highlights, interesting facts from around the NFL, NBA, & MLB, the main games to watch, notable birthdays, and a quick recap of significant events on this day in sports history.
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8:09 PM: Atlanta Braves vs. Houston Astros [ATL leads 1-0]
7:30 PM: Miami Heat (2-1) vs. Brooklyn Nets (2-2)
8:00 PM: Minnesota Timberwolves (2-1) vs. Milwaukee Bucks (3-1)
10:00 PM: Memphis Grizzlies (2-1) vs. Portland Trail Blazers (1-2)
NBA: PG Lonzo Ball, Chicago Bulls (turns 24)
MLB: LF Francsico Mejia, Tampa Bay Rays (26)
NFL: CB William Jackson III, Washington Football Team (29)
NFL: S Mark Barron, Last played in 2019 (32)
NBA: PG Lou Williams, Atlanta Hawks (35)
MLB: LF Ralph Kiner, Hall of Fame (99)
2020: The city of Los Angeles became the 1st city to win multiple MLB/NBA/NFL/NHL titles during the same calendar month ever as the Dodgers won their 1st World Series since 1988
2019: Green Bay Packers QB Aaron Rodgers completed an unreal PASS TD to RB Jamaal Williams in the back of the end zone as Rodgers was falling down to his right
2013: New York Giants QB Eli Manning broke Phil Simms record for the most career PASS YDS (33,462) in franchise history. Manning led the Giants to 2 Super Bowl victories and retired with 57,023 PASS YDS which still stands as the franchise record today
2013: Detroit Lions WR Calvin Johnson recorded the most REC YDS (329) during a single regulation game in NFL history as the Lions beat the Cowboys 31-30 in Dallas. Flipper Anderson had 336 in a 1989 game that went to OT
2011: In World Series Game 6, St. Louis Cardinals 3B David Freese hit an iconic game-tying, 2-run triple with 2 outs in the bottom of the 9th inning and followed that up with a walk-off HR in the 11th to force a game 7 where STL won it all
2006: Despite losing 10 of their last 14 regular season games, the St. Louis Cardinals won the World Series over the Detroit Tigers in 6 games as they had the fewest regular season wins (83) of any World Series winner
2004: Boston Red Sox swept the St. Louis Cardinals to win their 1st World Series since 1918, officially breaking the “Curse of the Bambino” that led them to winning 4 Championships over a 15-year span (2004, 2007, 2013, 2018)
2002: Dallas Cowboys RB Emmitt Smith became the NFL’s all-time leader in career rushing yards, surpassing Walter Payton (16,728). Smith remains the leader with 18,355 RUSH YDS with Payton still in 2nd place
2002: Anaheim Angels defeated the Barry Bonds-led San Francisco Giants in Game 7 to win their very 1st World Series in franchise history in the only year they’ve been a Wild Card team in franchise history with Troy Glaus winning WS MVP
1991: In what many consider to be the greatest Game 7 in World Series history, the Braves and Twins held each other scoreless for 9 innings, forcing the 1st extra-inning Game 7 in 67 years as the Twins won 1-0 with SP Jack Morris pitching a 10-IP shutout
1985: Kansas City Royals defeated the St. Louis Cardinals handily (11-0) in Game 7 to secure their 1st title and became the very 1st team to lose the 1st 2 games of a World Series at home and come back to win it
1984: HOF C Hakeem “The Dream” Olajuwon made his NBA debut for the Houston Rockets in a victory over the Dallas Mavericks
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